Tag Archives: NBC

Late Night Talk Shows Are Dying

Wednesday, April 3 9:12 am

Alan Sepinwall on Jimmy Fallon taking over The Tonight Show: I just don’t see the generation that’s even younger than me turning these shows into their habit the way previous ones did for Johnny, Dave and Jay. They’ll also watch … Continue reading →

Episode #89: The Slow Implosion of The Office

Monday, February 11 8:18 am

A little Super Bowl recap. The Americans. The Sitter. Owen Wilson. Vanilla Sky. Too Big to Fail. Trouble With the Curve. Community. The Office. Boston’s snow. Losing weight. Visit our Facebook page Co-Host: Chris (http://twitter.com/cmwilliams51) Running Time: About 31 minutes Download: … Continue reading →

Episode #65 – The One That Took Two Tries

Wednesday, August 22 8:20 am

Tony Bennett at Ravinia Festival. Hard Knocks. Fall TV Preview. Visit our Facebook page Co-Host: Chris (http://twitter.com/cmwilliams51) Running Time: About 43 minutes Download: Direct | iTunes Subscribe: iTunes | RSS Feed Episode Links: Ravinia Festival Complete Guide To 2012 Fall … Continue reading →

NBC Tape-Delay Strategy Delivers Huge Ratings♣
Wednesday, August 1 8:45 am - shermanreport.com

Ed Sherman: Here are a couple things you need to know: NBC does not operate as a not-for-profit. And a large portion of the massive Olympics audience is made up of non-traditional sports viewers who could care less about watching … Continue reading →

Don’t Blame NBC If You Like Capitalism

Tuesday, July 31 8:15 am

More than anything else, the first few days of the Olympics have been constrained to non-stop complaints about NBC, mostly on Twitter. The basic premise is that NBC is tape delaying most of the major events and airing them in … Continue reading →

NBC Shows That TV Networks Still Don’t Get It

Tuesday, May 29 8:15 am

NBC fired Community showrunner Dan Harmon last week. The bizarre show, with quick hitting jokes/references and constant stream of spoof/concept episodes is hard for some people to enjoy, and the ratings showed that. Network TV is expensive to produce, and … Continue reading →

Community Will Be Very Different Without Dan Harmon♣
Thursday, May 24 8:47 am - hitfix.com

Alan Sepinwall: It’s entirely possible that “Community” will still be a funny show without Harmon. The cast is talented enough, and the characters delineated enough, that you can imagine a much more straightforward version of the show in which an … Continue reading →

New NBC Show Trailers♣
Thursday, May 17 9:21 am - huffingtonpost.com

There are all kinds of trailers for new NBC shows at this link. The downside is, it doesn’t make me more interested in most of the shows, it’s makes me less. The trailer for 1600 Penn looks interesting, but it … Continue reading →

Matthew Perry Comedy ‘Go On’ Gets Series Order♣
Wednesday, April 25 1:17 pm - hollywoodreporter.com

Lesley Goldberg: Go On centers on an irreverent yet charming sportscaster (Matthew Perry) who tries to move on from loss and finds solace from the members of his mandatory group-therapy sessions. Perry hasn’t had a successful TV show since Friends, … Continue reading →

30 Rock Ending On The Horizon♣
Monday, April 16 9:10 am - huffingtonpost.com

HuffPost TV on 30 Rock: Both Fey and Baldwin are signed for Season 7, if NBC renews the long-running comedy. According to EW, the show will likely get a seventh and final season. This show is on our DVR and … Continue reading →